Theme: Hippie Day 124

2008.05.21

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I couldn't really think of what to do for this theme, but I just decided to put a flower in my hair and snap some shots. I'm not a flower child or love child, and my parents were not hippies. However, I did spend some of my childhood during the hippie era, and I always thought the hippies seemed pretty cool. I love the music that was born during this time, and still love the listen to artists such as, The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Van Morrison, James Taylor, and Cat Stevens....just to name a few.

I was born in 1968 when so much was going on in the United States. I came into this world during the Vietnam war and the Civil Rights Movement. In fact, I was born six days after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. There was a curfew in effect when my parents drove to the hospital for my birth.

I feel lucky to be a child of the 70s and a teen of the 80s. As a child, I played outside until dark, rode my bike, acted out movies, listened to my 45s, and made make-believe lands in the woods. During my teens, music became my sanity, and I spent a lot of time with friends. There were no cell phones or internet, and I sometimes wish my kids knew what that was like. Well, times change quickly and I love the time I have had so far. Here's to peace:))

I've been smiling lately, dreaming about the world as one. And I believe it could be, someday it's going to come.
Cat Stevens

this is just fantastic jules. i love the narrative as well. it all comes down to just giving peace a chance ya know? you don't have to be a hippie to enjoy that sentiment, you really nailed it sister. i definitely can understand how my generation and your kids' generation is so removed from when you and my parents grew up. i would have loved to be a child of the 60's. nick and i were totally born in the wrong era hehe

anyway, i haven't been around much, but i'm trying to catch up! great shot, once again, it's a fav. l&h.

I love this photo, and especially your narrative. I agree - it was a great time to grow up. I miss so much of the innocence we've lost - being able to walk anywhere we wanted without fear, trick-or-treating for what seemed like miles from home without worry of being poisoned - I could go on. Like you, I treasure the memory.

Julie - not only do I love the photo but I loved reading about the way you look back on these eras. Being born in 1985 I feel like I missed out on so much in the eras before my time.... so reading and learning about them are all I can do!